Startup · SME · Non-profit · University / research institution · Public entity
Blended / catalytic fundingOfficial source verified
Global Innovation FundGlobal Innovation Fund – Test & Transition
Larger-stage GIF funding for innovations with early evidence that need further testing, operational development and transition toward scale.
AlgeriaAngolaBeninBotswana Cross-sector / sector agnostic
Who should inspect this opportunity.
GIF’s current official funding-stage guidance positions Test & Transition for innovations with early evidence that need continued growth or rigorous evidence before scale. Funding size is confirmed through GIF’s current investment process.
Seed · Early growth · Growth · Research / pre-commercial
Algeria · Angola · Benin · Botswana · Burkina Faso · Burundi · Cabo Verde · Cameroon · Central African Republic · Chad · Comoros · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Republic of the Congo · Côte d’Ivoire · Djibouti · Egypt · Equatorial Guinea · Eritrea · Eswatini · Ethiopia · Gabon · Gambia · Ghana · Guinea · Guinea-Bissau · Kenya · Lesotho · Liberia · Libya · Madagascar · Malawi · Mali · Mauritania · Mauritius · Morocco · Mozambique · Namibia · Niger · Nigeria · Rwanda · São Tomé and Príncipe · Senegal · Seychelles · Sierra Leone · Somalia · South Africa · South Sudan · Sudan · Tanzania · Togo · Tunisia · Uganda · Zambia · Zimbabwe
Prototype / technical validation · Commercialisation / market entry · Research & development · Social / development impact · Climate / environmental impact
Published application process.
Apply through GIF’s official funding process and select the stage that accurately reflects the innovation’s evidence and scale readiness.